Paul George drives past Pike High School grad Courtney Lee during the Pacers win. George scored 24 points.

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Lance Stephenson insisted he was so exhausted that he was willing to give hope at a triple-double, even while most of the sellout crowd at Bankers Life Fieldhouse was clamoring for it.

"If I would have missed that (last) shot, I would have told coach (Frank Vogel) to get me out," he said. "I was so tired."

Instead, Stephenson hit a 3-pointer from the wing with 4:43 left, earning his third triple-double of the season and spurring the Indiana Pacers to a 106-79 victory over Boston on Sunday night and sending Celtics coach Brad Stevens out a loser in his first pro game in his hometown. ...